September 12, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — A complete of 10 native corporations landed within the 2025 version of the World’s Greatest Firms compiled by TIME and Statista, with conglomerate Ayala Corp. sustaining its spot as the very best firm within the Philippines.
Ayala was the No. 1 firm within the Philippines for the third straight 12 months in TIME’s World’s Greatest Firms checklist, rating No. 210 among the many 1,000 corporations included this 12 months.
It’s Ayala’s highest rank up to now on the checklist, after putting 273rd in 2024 and 309th in 2023.
“This recognition conjures up us to be an excellent higher Ayala as we journey to our 2 hundredth 12 months. We share this with our staff and companions, whose onerous work and help helped Ayala earn this honor,” Ayala president and CEO Cezar Consing mentioned.
The full variety of Philippine corporations that cracked the checklist this 12 months was decrease than final 12 months’s 13.
The TIME World’s Greatest Firms checklist, which identifies and honors essentially the most excellent organizations throughout industries worldwide, contains corporations that generated over $100 million in revenues in 2023 or 2024 and recorded development over the past three years.
The highest performing firms around the globe have been decided based mostly on three major dimensions – worker satisfaction, income development and sustainability transparency
Safety Financial institution Corp. was the second greatest Philippine firm within the checklist, rating No. 369 general.
SM Investments Corp., the mum or dad agency of the Sy household’s SM group, additionally earned a spot on the roster for the second consecutive 12 months, putting third amongst Philippine corporations and No. 407 globally.
“This recognition conjures up us to maintain strengthening our efforts in creating worth for our stakeholders and contributing positively to our communities,” SM Investments president and chief govt officer Frederic DyBuncio mentioned.
“It additionally displays our balanced strategy to development, delivering robust outcomes for shareholders whereas additionally fostering long-term worth and resilience for workers, companions and communities,” he mentioned.
Asian meals conglomerate Jollibee Meals Corp. got here in at No. 685, adopted by Aboitiz-led Union Financial institution of the Philippines at No. 764 and Razon-led Worldwide Container Terminal Providers Inc. at No 828.
China Banking Corp., one in every of SM’s financial institution associates, was additionally included within the world rating at No. 882.
Two Gokongwei-led corporations adopted, JG Summit Holdings Inc. and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., at No. 949 and No. 962, respectively.
The Gotianun household’s Filinvest Growth Corp. completes the Filipino firms on this 12 months’s checklist, putting at No. 995.
General, 5 firms from america topped the World’s Greatest Firms of 2025 rating, led by Nvidia Corp., adopted by Microsoft, JPMorganChase, Alphabet and Amazon.
